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Unity push called meaningless
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/07/2012
» Reconciliation in Thailand remains elusive and could be meaningless, an academic forum was told yesterday.
Kachin refugees face aid crisis
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/06/2012
» As many as 10,000 ethnic Kachin refugees from Myanmar are facing food and water shortages and inadequate sanitation at makeshift camps in China, a human rights group said yesterday.
HRW: Kachin refugees need help
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/06/2012
» With no obvious end to the conflict involving them in Myanmar, up to 10,000 Kachin who have sought refuge in China are at risk if they return home and need prompt humanitarian assistance from Beijing, according to Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division.
Thailand-US move to strengthen alliance
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/06/2012
» Thai and United States policy makers are moving to fine tune and renew their collective strategies to reinvigorate the US-Thai Alliance as Washington’s focus turns more to the Asia Pacific region.
No worries over Thein Sein no-show
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2012
» President Thein Sein's no-show at the World Economic Forum in Bangkok this week is unlikely to undermine the friendly relations forged between his government and the Yingluck Shinawatra administration.
TRC members attack government's reparation measures
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/05/2012
» Truth for Reconciliation Commission (TRC) chairman Kanit Na Nakorn on Tuesday lashed out at the 'too broad-yet-too narrow' criteria set by a government committee for victims seeking compensation for the political violence during April and May 2010.
Disgruntled red shirts fight for themselves
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/05/2012
» With red shirt leaders in the Northeast competing against one another in local elections, supporters yet to see socio-economic benefits from the government they helped install have been left demoralised.
Pheu Thai failed us, say red shirts
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/05/2012
» Despite their loyalty to the Pheu Thai Party-led government, red shirts in the northeastern provinces are increasingly grumbling about low commodity prices, high production costs and the rising cost of living which are making their lives increasingly miserable.
Chiranuch lese majeste verdict delayed
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/04/2012
» The Criminal Court on Monday morning postponed the delivery of its verdict in the trial of lese majeste defendant and Prachatai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn until May 30, citing the large volume of evidence to be studied, surprising both the defence team and observers.
Thailand lauded for human rights work
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/03/2012
» Thailand has fared well in reporting its further pledges and reservations to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, promising to invite three more special rapporteurs to the country in the next three years.